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Two separate surveys released in recent months appear to contradict each other with the results contrasting strongly in terms of the pressure trucking people are under when going about their work.

There was high praise indeed for long-time truck campaigner Rod Hannifey on the anti-truck website ‘Coast to Coast 100′. A recently published article on the site congratulated him on his work for safety on the roads and his constant lobbying for road improvements.

A neat new product just on the market in the UK looks like an excellent solution to the problem of breaking down in a truck at night. The three blinking lights show up to oncoming motorists warning them of a stationary vehicle in the road at night.

The prospect of trucks talking to each other as they head down the highway will be taking a great leap forward this week. Volvo Trucks along with a group of partners are demonstrating inter-vehicle communication on a German test track.

In an effort to promote safer driving and help reduce traffic fatalities, Volvo Trucks say they are introducing Alcolock. It will be fitted as an option as a fully integrated solution requiring the driver to take a breath test before the engine can be started.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) was requested by federal, state and territory transport ministers on July 25th 2008 to undertake a review into safe payments. The scope statement for this project is available on the NTC Website

Truck drivers and offsiders had a much lower rate of serious road crash injuries than motorists in 2005-06, according to a new report.

The problems of loading and unloading tautliners in high winds is addressed by a new information sheet published by Worksafe Victoria.

Volvo has unveiled its new truck range for Europe with improvements of the driver environment, a new engine and a number of new active safety systems.

According to the findings of development engineers at Mercedes-Benz following a fleet test conducted with a total of 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros semis in 2005/2006, half of the serious truck accidents in Europe could be prevented.